ECAT Pre General Science MCQ Test With Answer for Mathematics Chapter 9

Which one is not defined∀n∈Z+

• -n! A
• n! B
• (-n)! C
• n!+0!=n!+1 D

nCn-r is equal to

• n! A
• n-1Cr B
• nCr C
• None of these D

Cycle tyres are supplied in lots of 10 and there is a chance if 1 in 500 tyres to be defective. Using Poisson distribution, the approximate number of lots containing no defective tyre in a consignment of 10, 0000 lots is

• 9028 A
• 9208 B
• 9802 C
• 9820 D

The sum of all positive integral multiple of 5 less than 100 is

• 950 A
• 760 B
• 1230 C
• 875 D

Three dice are thrown together. The probability of getting a total of at least 6 is

• 103 / 108 A
• 10 / 216 B
• 93 / 108 C
• None of these D

A box contains 10 red 30 white and 20 black marbles When a marble is drawn at random the probability that it is either red or white is

• 1/6 A
• 1/3 B
• 1/2 C
• 2/3 D

In school there are 150 students Out of these 80 students enrolled for mathematics class 50 enrolled for English class and 60 enrolled for Physics class The student enrolled for English cannot attend any other class but the students of mathematics and Physics can take two courses at a time Find the number of students who have taken both physics and mathematics.

• 40 A
• 30 B
• 50 C
• 20 D

The number of combinations of 10 different objects taken 8 objects at a time is

• 90 A
• 45 B
• 55 C
• 50 D

The probability that a slip of number divisible by 4 is picked from the slips bearing numbers 1, 2, 3, ...10 is

• 1/5 A
• 1/4 B
• 1/3 C
• 1/2 D

The probability that a slip of numbers divisible by 4 is picked from the slips of number 1,2,3,4,......10 is

• 1/5 A
• 2/5 B
• 1/10 C
• 3/10 D

• 3 A
• 6 B
• 0 C
• None of these D

If S is a sample space and event set E =Φ then P(E) is

• >0 A
• 1 B
• <1 C
• 0 D

Four cards are drawn at random from a pack of 52 playing cards. The probability of getting all the four cars of the same suit is

• 44/4165 A
• 22/4165 B
• 11/4165 C
• None of these D

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  B
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  C
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  D

• P(A) + P(B) A
• P(A) - P(B) B
• P(A) . P(B) C
• P(A) / P(B) D

If n is a negative integer n! is

• 1 A
• 0 B
• Unique C
• Not defined D

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  B
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  C
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  D

All letters of the word "AGAIN" are permuted in all possible ways and the words so formed (with or without meaning) are written as in dictionary, then the 50th word is

• NAAGI A
• NAAIG B
• IAANG C
• INAGA D

A die is thrown, the probability that the dots on the top are prime numbers or odd numbers is

• 1/2 A
• 2/3 B
• 1/3 C
• 2/5 D

The factorial of a positive integers is a (an)

• Rational number A
• Positive integer B
• Real number C
• None D

In a class of 100 students, 60 drink tea, 50 drink coffee and 30 drink both. A student from his class is selected at takes at last one of 2 drinks is

• 2 / 5 A
• 3 / 5 B
• 4 / 5 C
• None of these D

A bag contains 5 white, 7 red and 5 black balls. If four balls are drawn one by one with replacement, the probability that none is white is

• (11/16)² A
• (5/16)² B
• (11/16)⁴ C
• (5/16)⁴ D

• 36 A
• 360 B
• 24 C
• 6 D

Three integers are chosen at random from the first 20 integers. Then probability that their product is even, is

• 2 / 19 A
• 3 / 29 B
• 17 / 19 C
• 4 / 19 D

The probability that a person A will be alive 15 years hence is 5/7 and the probability that another person B will be alive 15 years hence is 7/9. Find the probability that both will be alive 15 years hence

• 4/63 A
• 5/9 B
• 45/49 C
• None of these D

How many arrangements of the letters of the word MATHEMATICS can be made

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  A
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  B
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  C
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  D

The number of permutations of n objects of which there are n₁like of one kind, n₂like of the second kind and n₃like objects of third kind are

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  A
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  B
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  C
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  D

A combination lock on a suitcase has 3 wheels each labeled with nine digits from 1 to 9. If an opening combination is a particular sequence of three digits with no repeats, the probability of a person guessing the right combination is

• 1 / 500 A
• 1 / 504 B
• 1 / 252 C
• 1 / 250 D

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  A
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  B
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  C
• 
  D

(n + 2) (n + 1) n= ______

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  A
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  B
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  C
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  D